title: Influenza.
abstract: Influenza is a common virus whose ability to change its genetic makeup allows for disease of pandemic proportion. This article summarizes the different strains of influenza circulating in the United States for the past century, the diagnosis and treatment of influenza, as well as the different ways to prevent disease. This information will be of value to clinicians caring for patients both in the hospital and in the community.
authors.affiliation: Section of Hospital Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, New York Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center, 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA. aml2250@columbia.edu
authors.forename: Angelena M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Labella
authors.forename: Susan E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Merel
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D009981:Influenza B virus; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy / Q000821:virology; D058873:Pandemics
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines